Bicycle-support.



No. 654,452. `Patented Iuly 24, |900.A A. C. HAVEN. vBIGYIILE SUPPURT.(Application flsd May 17, 1897;)

(No Model.)

` l Iren STATES ALFRED HAVEN, OF LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS'.

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SPECIFICATION forming para Aof Letters Patent No. 654,452, dated July24, 190e. Appnmiatiedmjrz,1897. sannita. 636,904. @Tomaten To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED' C. I-AVEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lake Forest, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois,have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Bicycle-Supports,which is fully set `forth in the following specicati'on, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevationof a portion of a bicycle, showing my improved support in position. Fig.2 is a front elevation of the pedal and the support attached and inoperation as in Fig. 1. Fig.,3 is a plan view of the pedal detached andwith the support held out of position for use, a portion of the pedaland support being in section to'more clearlyillustrate its constructionand attachment. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the pedal with the supportattached and in position for operation, butlooking at it from the underside.

My invention relates toa new and useful support for a bicycle which is`attached to a pedal and when not in use is folded against said pedaland held in position so as to be out of the way and firmly secured; Itis designed to furnish a simple and light support that can be easilyattached' to a pedal and readily thrown into position for use whendesired.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the pedal-crank, to which thepedal B'is secured in the customary manner.

The support consists of the base C, which may be secured upon theout-side of one portion of the notched frame B', which is employed tofurnish a secure grip for the sole of the shoe upon said pedal. I have.shown this base C as containing a slot C and as having the flanges C2projecting upwardly therefrom, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Thisbase C is secured to the notched frame B bya pair of screws or bolts Bi,and theslot C in the base C andv the slot Ba in the frame or sidepedal-bar B' enable this base to be conveniently adjusted to any form orlength of frame that may be desired. The anges C2 serve to strengthenthe base and also to protect the heads of the screws or bolts" B2. .Thebasepiece C terminates in a portion C3, which is curved outwardly fromthe main body and terminates in the abrupt shoulder C4, while theflanges O2 are enlarged to form ears C5, to which is pivoted thesupporting-piece proper,

thebar D, having the flanges D2, which resemble the lianges on thebase-piece C and which terminate in the ears D5, whilethe end of the barD terminates in the abrupt'svhoulder D4. These ears C5 and D5 arepivotally connected to eachother by the pin E, which is surrounded bythe small coiled spring E', whose ends take against the curved portionC3 of the base andagainst the bar D" of the support, so as to hold saidbase and said support, with their shoulders C* and Dl, rmly abuttingagainst each other. Theend of the bar D' terminates in an extension orfoot DE, which may be of the design clearly-shown in Fig. 4. Thebase-piece C may terminate in or have secured thereto aspring-catch,which may consist of the spring-piece F, which carries the hook F',which' cooperates with an aperture D'6 in said bar D. From aconsideration of this construction it will be seen that the support D iscaught by said spring-catch D. This supporting-piece may consist of yandsecurelyA heldin the position shown in i Fig. 3 until it isintentionally released by the application of pressure to saidspring-catch to permit the `spring E to throwit into the position `shownin dotted lines in Fig. 3 or in the other gures. When it is in thisposition, the bicycle can be left securelysupported, as shown in Figs. land 2, and when it is desired to remount the wheel all that is necessaryis to kick the support underthe pedal until it iscaught by thespring-catch, when it is out of the way and firmly secured.

I purpose making the support of some strong and light material, such asaluminium, and I find thatsuch a support weighs but a fraction of anounce and makes a satisfactory and always convenient support for thewheel.

It will be understood that I can make some variations from the exactconstruction shown and that. the base-piece C might be omitted and thesupport and spring-catch attached directly to the frame'. Therefore Idonot desire to be limited to the exact construction shown and described,but onlyto so muchas may be necessitated by the state of the art and theterms of the following claims.

I claim- I.

1. In a bicycle-support, the pedal-crank, the pedal, a plate secured tothe side of one of the pedal side bars, and a foldable supporting-armattached to said plate at one end IOO secu-red to one of the side bars,a supporting-arm pivoted at one end to one end of the base-plate andnormally foldable thereon and means for detachably fastening the freeend of the arm when so folded. *M

3. A bicycle-support comprising in combination with the pedal-crank andthe pedal having side bars, a horizontal base-plate secured to one ofthe side bars, a supportingarm pivoted at one endto one end of thebaseplate and normally foldable thereon, means for detachably fasteningthe free end of the arm when so folded and a spring for thrusting thearm into operative position when detached from its said fastening.

4. The combination of a bicycle-pedal havingside bars, a base-platesecured noone of said bars and having the ears Cs and the shoulder C4 atone end, a support having the ears D5 and the shoulder D4 cooperatingwith the ears C5 and the shoulder C4, a pivot-pin E bearing in said earsand by which the support is pivoted to the base-plate, and the spring Einterposed between'said base-plate and support and tending to throw saidsupport into operative position. A

The combination of a bicycle-pedal having side bars, a base-plateseparate from the pedal but adjustably secured to one of said side bars,a support pivoted to said base-plate and the catch F F to engage saidsupport and normally hold it positively in a position substantiallyparallel to said pedal.

6. The combination of a bicycle-pedal, a base-plate separate from the`pedal but secured thereto, said plate having ears O5 and the shoulderC4 at one end, a support having ears D5 and the shoulder D4 at one endand the foot D8 and aperture D6 at the other end, a

pin E bearing in said ears and whereby the support is pivoted to thebase-plate, the spring E interposed between said base-plate and saidsupport, and the spring-catch F F', all cooperating substantially as andfor the purpose described.

-7. In -a bicycle-support, the combination of a pedal-crank, a pedalhaving a pedal pin or shaft and side pieces or foot-plates substantiallyparallel to said pin, a base-plate adjustable longitudinally upon one ofsaid side pieces, and a supporting-arm pivotally connected to saidplate.

8. In a bicycle-support, the combination of a pedal-crank, a pedalthereon, lal member separate from but attached vto the pedal-frame andparallel to the shaft of the pedal, anda spring-pressed supporting-armpivotally connected to said member, said member being adl justablelongitudinally on the pedal-frame.

9. In a bicycle-support, the combination of a pedal-crank, a pedalthereon having a pedalshaft and two parallel side bars, a base-plateattached to one of the side bars, anda springpressed supporting-armpivotally connected to said base-plate, said base-plate being adjustablelongitudinally on its side bar.

ALFRED C. IIVE.A

